The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-07-21
COR RE PONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July Is. 1887

WASHINGTON, d. c., July Is. 1887.
Editor HERALD:
Sore and sorer by reason of two humiliating
repulses from the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, the President retreats from the capital and
seeks relief and consolation in the cooling
shades and quiet retreats of his boyhood' S HON e
and basks for 4 time in the smiles of dear reIa-
tives and old friends. 1 don't blame Mr.
Cleveland one bit, for he really must have been
under severe mental strain for the past
month, and he is naturally glad to call brief
truce to the great cares and many RESPONSE
bilities of his lofty station. But go
where he may, the Presidents two grave mis-
takes will worry him by day, and haunt him
by night.
Secretary Fairchild has also gone to his old
home in New York State for short vacation the
first of any consequence that he has taken in
two years. The Secretary evidently thinks he
may stay in this city quite a while, as he has
lately bought a fine residence in Il fashionable
neighbornood, paying for it the snug sum of
$50 600. On the other hand, to show that even
members of the cabinet, are not exempt from
the prevailing speculative craze, II is only
necessary to men ton that Secretary Whitney
the capitalist Of the cabinet, has given new
proof OF his right TO that distinction by selling
his famous and bea utiful country seat
"Grasslands" at profit of S75,OOO, after an
ownership of only two years retaining the
privilege of leasing the property three years.
Lately the Administration, seems bent on the
work of steadily pushing the compa ratively few
remaining republicans out of Office all along the
line, and the New York clique, recognizing that
Nunll f,,1
is at the head of the movement. In addition
to Whitney turning ever the New York and
Brooklyn Navy Yards to the tender mercies of
their democratic bosses, Secretary Fairchild
has given over to the spoilmen that mighty
political engine, the New York custom house,
while public printer Benedict is working the
Washington end of the line by exhaustmg his
energy in dismissing soldiers and the widows
Of soldiers employed in his office, regardless
alike of his own positive promises while his
nomination was hung up in the senate, and the
repetred protests of department commander
Burke. Up to date he has displaced about one
hundred persons of the classes named and
gwen their places to democratic favorites,
purely for political reasons.
At a meeting OF the Veterans Rights Union,
held day or two since, q report was made
that of sixty-three people either themselves
Grand Army men or supporting the families of
Grand Army men, who We're lately dismissed
from the government printing offices, only
five have been re-installed. OF course 1t will be
understood that these persons are dependent,
and when deprived of employment, have no
other means of support.
This week another small scandal came to the
surface IN the patent offices. Eugene Kelly,
chief of the assignment division, had been
taking advantages of his position to
borrow sums of money from the clerks under
him forgetting to refund the same Being
backed by Senator Voorhees,, Mr.. Kelly was
reprimanded for his delinquency in
stead of dismissed he should have been, |
and was ordered ito so and sin no more"
But the most accomplished OF democratic |
is Oscar j. Harvey, who has re- }
duced forgery to Il fine art by studying it as a I
science. After the exposure of the scheme by |
which Harvey had stolen about SIP 900, from the |
treasury on bogus claims for officers horses !
hat had died i'll the military service, and |
liter his incarceration in Jail, Harvey's desk |
Vas broken open, when such notes as these |
we're found. Written with left hand, purple
nix and index pen," written with right hand |
;old pen, and dark blue ink" Was ever such |
scoundrelism know. Good Lord |
iehver us" from such graceless thieves.
1t turns out that the recent statements OF the
and unprecedented amount of
work done at the pension office are not at all
by facts, that strong and systematic
forts. have been made TO expedite certain
lasses OF work to the wrongful exclusion of
ther businesses equally deserving and that a
alse showing has been made in the interest of
zen. Blacks aspiration for the Vice-Presidency
r the office of secretary of the Interior, or,
n case of n prnhahlo vacancy in that position.
The net gold in the treasury increased from
l5s ss3 ,0O5 July LIST, 1885, s1s6 667 July lst
Ss7. Since the LIST inst, the gold deposits have
ecreased $5,602 .122, while the circulation of
old certificates has increased So 259,770. The
REGULATION of standard silver dollars has in
reased &7ss, ole since the LIST inst.